The Sun. — London, England, 1826-11-10 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF TRE PUBLIC JOURNALS. Our attention has. beets called by seve r al correspon dents to the provisions of an act passed last session of Parliament, for " consolidating the trusts of the turn ... pike roads in the neighbourhood. of the metropolis north of the Thames," commonly called " the Metro. politan Turnpike Act." Probably the majority of the inhabitants bl London and Middlesex are as yet tunic- .. .. , . , quainted with a great` revolution tnat awaits them on the Ist of January next, as regards the government of their roads. They most likely have slept unconscious for the last four orfive months (and might, but for this notice, have continued in the same happy ignorance for two months to come), that at the commencement of thenew year they are to pass from under the domi nion or protection of a host of turnpike trustees to that of a single Board Of !Commiasionera, 'at the head of which is a NOble Lord as Prafteins Viarum: that they are no longer liable to be way-laid or interrupted in their, rides by the toll-bar keepers of local trustees but are to have their tolls fixed by a little parliament, nominated without their coesent, and including even Irish and Scotch Members—that this powerful body can.: assess .them at its pleasure ; and that, like the, councils of the Scotch burghs, it can perpetuate itsau thority by self-election. The act which thus impends over us may be taken as a grand specimen of. our pon derous legislation. It occupies 114 closely printed folio pages, conteins 191 sections, beside sundry sche dules, and after enumerating about forty arts of Par- Miament, destroys them all at a blow. Its havoc amongst trustees is even more terrible. About 1,400 o f th e m are disbanded with less ceremony than a use less regiment at the conclusion of a war ; and all their important powers, duly registered on turnpike-gate, ail :their local patronage, and all their trust-dinners, eaten for the public good, are either to be abolished or engrossed by a peace establishment of forty-eight public men, who are appointed their successors. Such are some of the changes •introduced by this consoli ( lation 'Act. We are not, however, of opinion that it must necessarily be mischievous, because it reduces what we may call our highway establishMent—because it brings fort's. Acts of Parliament within the compass o f one —b eca u s e it puts the. fourteen or fifteen roads leading from London on the north side of the river, under the direction of Parliamentary instead of local Commissioners ; or becanse it details at unnecessary length, the duties and powers of these Commissioners. We -even! allow that the multiplication of turnpike trusts is often a great evil ; that they are sometimes rank nurseries of jobbing and patronage ; that they cover. by their shield the mismanagement of the publie funds, and inflict upon us bad roads and high taxes, for the benefit of their friends, or the maintenance of their corrupt influence. But we may get rid of one evil by_ submitting to another, and aceoedingly we see, in some of the provisions of the 'Conso lidation Ati`, in, question, great liability and temp tation to abuee. In the first place, the Com missioners, though numerous, , end, in the first in stance, not unfairly_ Omen, are not likely to com pose an efficient board, where duty or controul alone is concerned, though efficient enough for making con tracts and managing jobs. The 3/Numbers for Lon don, Westminster, and Middlesex, are the only gen tlemen who may be always presumed ,to be within con venient call for forming a board; and their attendance is An little secured , by the. Act, that we may venture to say they have scarcely ever attended any of the pre liminary meg ,ti o vs, All the other Commissioners may strangers to rtittMlesex, and many of them actually reside part of time year a! great distances f'rom the me tropolis. Can Sir Henry Purnell, for instance, 'be called across the Irish Channei for the election of a clerk, for the assessment of a rate, os . the letting of a turnpike-gate ? The business of the I!:Pard is likely to be left, therefore, to a few busybodies an d iobbers, who. expect to convert the public interest into a mea;:s of -.promoting their private views. We should not even suspect that Lord Lowther would travel from Westmoreland, where he may have roads 'to super , intend, and poachers to prosecute, to examine the 'qisidifications of a road surveyor, or . settle the "con .ditiona of a turnpike lease, in London, did we not know that, as the father of the bill, his pa ternal affection has hitherto led him to watch its been, and to appoint its guardians. There has been, we understand, already. a place to give away ; and so stronia are bis Lordship's feelings of paternity, that he could not allow: it to be intrusted to any bu one of his own friends. The love of this friend for Ins Lordship's legislative of must he doubly P o , aer ful, a s he has not only been appointed the se `cret,ao to time C001)1118 slolli butt had before been elected a Cormoissioner. The salary is stated to be 400/. a-year, fin; as there is little question that this gentle man, and the noble Lord, with a few of their friends, will soon co mpoo; the whole efficiency of the com- Mission, the em oh m ents will be raised, and patronage, as desirable as emolun:ent, be enjoyetL as we have likewise heard, the ,Rolieitor, who acted as oc ' cOucheur to the Bill' in Parkamenta is appointed to give its mature age the benefit of hiss professional skill, and if that gentleman,is, likewise a friod of the noble Lord, we have another instance of his L o rdship's pa ternal affection for the new Act. Independenay of these objeCtions, there are many clauses or. sections of the Act, which adMit'arbitrary and despotic conduct in the Commissioners or their agents. We refer to tbe 'l3d section, whiCh gives the watchmen of time Coomissioners powers to determine who ought to be on their tmaninke-roads at night ; and who may be takers' 4t and secured as " rogues, vagabonds, night Walkers, a.ld Malefactors ;"—to the 76th, which itn , p ose s A penOty ,on victuallers or publicans for har bouring watehmt,4l;.--aud to the clause which enables the board to fill up vaeaneiei in its own composition.— Times. - Another letter has aappeaed from Mr. Ellice. We heavily a t p resen t u p on a are unwilling to press more man, one of whose crying aril really defend in la . e oils Mint . t . hi . lams& seem to us to be alt utter inability t o upon the charges. We the relative We shall therefore touch no more We shall only show him how, even mate?, he 'cannot write without involving hi madf in con tradictions. lie calls the coati aa with the F renc h contractors " conditional," and that with the Eng. yet immediately after lish ones " aiwolute ;" and he says, " that iijs advice to the Deputies not t o hesitate in their decision (that is, i!' ratifying this latter contract) was founded on certain reasons, ant„ ctf which was, that if the arrangement with the English contractors failed, after . the negociation had proceeded so far," &c. Thus, after having once as ,,erted the etmtract to be absolute, lie al 10 ,,;;s twice that it was not so„ and that it was not even conclutk id. Again, after having said (without the slightest reason, by the way) , that the Deputies 46 are all either guilty o r intweent," be takes care to invalidate that opinion 41 the next sentence Ity stating that they were totally Aetached rt i tom each other ; that they had nothing nit tommon ; an d 1,044 his time 44 had been waged in en deavpuring to reconcile their quarrels with each " other." We are sure it would be a much more hopeless task, if it were imposed on the Deputies, to I !lake them reconcile him with hinaself.---Eid. hi another column will be found a Report of the procec , l ings of a Meeting of the parish of St. Andrew's, publiti, at which a Report was agreed to, recommend ing distinctly an adjuhttneni of the National Debt, the restoration of Church Property—that is, its appropria tion to the Clergy, the repairs of Churches and the Poor—the total repeal of the Corn Laws, and the re peal of the Union. This Meeting, like every other in Ireland; proves the existence of a deadly hatred between the. Orangemen and Catholics. The Church! the Church ! and Tithes ! find their way into every proceeding. The Ascendancy party become of course more furious as the Catholics become, more powerful ; and we verily believe that there is not a Churchman in Ireland, who would not devoutly return thanks to Heaven, were he to be favoured with an opportunity of embruing his kinds in the blood of his adversaries. The great , annibling-block with the. Protestants, is the possibility of reconciling the perpetual union of a Church without a people, and the possession of Church property without an ecclesiastical object. Dr. Magee tells us that the Reformation is only beginning in Ireland. Would that it had begun when the Pro testant occupation of Church property commenced. • It would have been an easy matter with a Protestant people to have secured the property of a Protestant Church ; but now property constitutes the grand obstacles to the peace and security of Ireland.—Morning Chronicle. If a correct account could be obtained of all the com mitments made by Magistrates throughout the country, and of the party feelings that influenced not only the prosecutor but the committing Magistrate, we have little doubt there would be brought to light instances of cruelty and oppression, hardly equalled in the most tyrannical Governments. In London proceedings are in general conducted with much impartiality. and jus tice, owing as much to the publicity given to every case of importance, as to the upright and impartial views of the Magistrates. In the country the case is quite different—the Magistrates there adhere to the good old system of secrecy, and, as much as they can, prevent all remarks, or discussions, on their conduct. The consequence is, that the public know littl e or nothing of - their Magisterial conduct, except when some gross case of injustice has roused the indigna tion of the neighbourhood, or when an appeal is made from their decisions to a supreme Court, where no thing. can be concealed. An appeal of this kind was made to the Court of King's Bench on Tuesday. A young woman, said to be of a respectable, family, had been committed to the House of Correction by a Ma gistrate of Chichester, for refushig to answer certain questions as to the father of her illegitimate . child.— She had not applied for relief, nor was there any pro bability that the child would become burdensome to the parish ; yet because she refused to acknowledge the authority of the parish beadle, or some inquisitive overseer, and preferred concealing her shame from the world, she is dragged from her home and thrown into prison. It is not necessary to - point out the cruelty and injustice of such conduct, and we sincerely hope, that the principal actors in this inquisitorial proceed ing will not be allowed to get off with impunity.— Such a law, if law it can be called, was never meant to apply to a young woman in independent circumstan ces. She wanted no assistance of the parish, and conclu ded the parish consequently had no right to interfere. This is onlyone instance ofthe proneness, or rather epide mic rage of our Magistrates to commit to the house of Correction persons charged with the most trivialoffences. If they would pay the least attention to the subject, they would see that, instead of diminishing, it tends to increase crime. The man who has been committed to trod-mill must tver after be degraded iii the eyes of the world. He must feel degraded in his own estimation, anti consequently loses that self-respect an d regard for character which are the surest safeguards' of vn tae, Doctor Saugrado had too grand specifics, the Magistrates of England b h i a e v e e di o n n g l . y ald one---tie, water; ttetrosti-mill. We hope that, like most of the panaceas of Doctors, it will soon get into lessgeneral use, and be applied only to those crimes which merit a degrading punishment.-rrMorning He rald. It has been communicated in an extract of a letter from . Bordeaux that " Sir Francis Burdett has left that place to resume his Parliamentary duty in Eng land.' If the worthy Baronet intends to give us such a specimen of the " performance of his duty" in the ensuing Session as he has done for several preceding years, it might be as well, perhaps if he remained where he was, and continued to make the representa, tion of Westminster, as near as possible, a sinecure. That people in general are led more by names than things, is a trite observation, and the patriots of West minder furnish a remarkable proof of it. Had Sir Francis Burdett obtained the representation of that City on what is called the Tory interest, his habitual neglect of the duties which he had solemnly ensaged to perform would call forth more than the indignant remarks of the " free and incorruptible electors ;' but as Sir F. Burdett is a 44 Radical Reformer," his post poning the interests of his constituents. and of the country to his own pleasures or convenience, does not risk the 4 4 sovereign people" at all suspect the zeal or efficacy of their llepresentatire, It is true he comes now and than into the House to make' a holiday speech upon some popular question, but he disdains the homely labour—the ,watelifid scrutiny of public measures—the searchings of Ministerial statements, and the sifting of accounts, in which consists the sub stantial usefulness of a Member of Parliament. We do not say that the talents of expressing a man's ideas ce with for and propriety is an accomplishment unbe coming a Senator : but when a man a ttends to no other business but that of making an occasional speech on some exciting subject, we do not hesitate to affirm, `that he is fonder of Ostentatious display than of useful application. Is it such a - Betiator that tunes like these require ? or is it one who is steadfast at his post, gilant to watch every turn of the measures, on which the destiny of.thp country,depend, and indefatigable In procuring the informatim Which is necessary to expo se fallacions statements, and give an enlightened direction to the public mind? We Irate also 'observed, Of late, that M. Hobhouse has endeavoured to establish a similar exemption from the real dutiea of Parliament, no doubt in grateful sympathy with the example of his mice, when, tune political patron. Who can wonder at what the "reek " "re cause" has suffered under such su perintend of little More 'representatiOn of Westminster has that of. Gait consequence to the empire than oh or. Old Saw!. The centre of re form sadly Want f t: ! ria s orma,,,one,---4-41. . . k is generally , supposed that Min . soot as PUP! Pent hati gone throe I gt r t il li 1 8 n 11, of Indein . mty, to Ire Matithicrs, I Intend, for in 4, :4 "Cting a Speaker, anci:!lvw in February. If such be the irkten. propose an adjournment i s t f lits ei lde i n ai g i r 2 t week Lion, we can only say that we consider it a most inju dicious one. To say nothing of the time occupied in election petitions, and the various other matters inci dent to a new Parliament, it is quite clear, that since the practice of assembling before Christmas has been abandoned, the Session has frequently been run much later intdthe summer than has been convenient, and the consequence has been, that many Members having'' left town, the most important matters have been fre quently left to be discussed in very thin houses, and a great deal of the public business slurred over in a way not very creditable to the Legislature. Ministers have this year an opportunity of correcting this manifest evil ; but instead of doing so, to repeat it, will be doubly culpable. As to the objection to bringing Noblemen and Gentlemen to town from their estates, where their presence may be desirable, that certainly cannot be put in competition with the greater importance of the public business. Besides which, the facility of com munication with all parts of the kingdom is now so great, that a journey of one hundred miles is now no more than one quarter of the distance used to be fifty years ago. But if any additional argument were want ing to keep Parliament together after it is once as sembled, beyond the pressure and the demands of pub lic business, it would be the extreme importance to suitors in the Upper House of the hearing of their Appeals not being delayed longer than may be una voidable. Many of these appeals are, it is well known, brought for the sake of delay, an object which the House has of late years taken no small pains to defeat, and where that is not so, the value of property depend ing upon some of these causes is such as to render their final conclusion at the earliest possible period most important. It is very true, we dare say, that Ministers are glad of almost any excuse for postponing, and thereby shortening the Session. To say nothing of the additional labour both of mind and body which it imposes upon them, it is pretty well known, that on some of the most important topics which are to come before Parliament (as the Corn Laws, Free Trade, and the Catholic Question), they are not very well agreed among themselves. But though these reasons may weigh with diem, they can and ought to have no weight with the country, which, in its present situation, has a right to look, and naturally does look, to the as sembled Council of the Nation as the source from which a remedy should be applied to the errors of our past system, and a greater share of wisdom characterize the future.—lbid. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET.----Mr. Joseph Snow, the Secretary to the Literary Fund .:Society in Lincoln's Inn-fields, came to this office yesterday afternoon, and gave information of a daring robbery. Mr. Snow stated, that he had been to Druwmond's banking house, at Charing-crow, and procured 140/. in notes is payment of a cheque, and was returning to the City, and when he was ap proaching Temple Bar he observed a well-dressed man walking before him, and being rather in a hurry, he endeavoured two or three times to pass him, hut the man moved each time to the same side so as to prevent him. Having no suspicion, and looking ou this as the effect of mere chance, he continued to walk behind the stranger until they got into the narrow passage in the archway of the bar, when the man turned suddenly round, and said, as if to himself, but loud enough to be heard by the informant, " Which road shall I go," and at the same instant, pressed against infor mant's breast. lie was immediately surrounded by several per sons, who pushed hint about in such a Manner as to convince him that their object was robbery, and he put his hand to his trousers pocket, but found that the money was already gone. BY order of the Magistrate, Ledbetter immediately proceeded in u coach with Mr. Snow to the Bank, to stop payment of the notes, and to endeavour to obtain some trace of the thieves. MA,RVIMIONE.—Two skulking fellows, named Williams and .111inshan, were committed for trial for stealing a box-coat from the servants' hall of the house of the Marchioness of Corn wallis, Park -crescent, Regent's-park. They had previously at tempted to get into the kitchen of several houses in Queen Anne street, Harley-street, Winipole-street, and Devonshire-place; but in all those:places they were probably disturbed, as on searching them nothing of a suspicious , nature was found upon them. Wil liams was seen coining from the house of the Marchioness of Cornwallis with the coat on his back, by to/6 young men, who hail been watching them, and was then, with his companions, im mediately given into custody. WORtSIIIP-STREET.---Y - esterd a y several proprietors of stage-coaches were in attendance at this office, for the purpose of defending themselves against informations laid by Biers, the noted informer. Three cases only were entered upon, in each of which Biers met a complete defeat. The first was against William Garland, who was professionally defended. • After Wrn. Sttingle, the informer'►► witnevo, had been sworn, the Attorney fur Mr. Garland stated, that piers had consented to withdraw the infonuation. Mr. BaNnrr could put Jillow of such a practice, as it gave the informer an opportunity of compromising the offence, for there were many tradesmen who would sooner pay two or three pounds than risk their time and expence at a Police Office. lie would, therefore, order the case to be called on, and if no evidence could be given, be would feel it his duty to dismiss the information. The ease being called on, and biers offering no evidence, it was dismissed. • THAMES-OFFICE.--Mosely Glover, a young man in the employment of Messrs. Read, Wainwright and Co. plate•glaba manufacturers, of East Smithfield, was put to the bar, charged with robbing his employers of 2lbs. 9ozs. olquickailver.—The prisoner made no defence, and wail fully committed for trial. Mr. Holiner, a Magistrate of Surrey, residing in the Great Do ver-road, entered the Office, and requested the assistance of the Sitting Magistrate, under the following circumstances : —He stated, that about ten days ago, he was returning home from the Session'', about seven o'clock in the evening, and witlim a few yards of his house, he was knocked down ; a person apparently a respectable young man, came up, and assisted him to get up, for which he ex pressed his thanks; but after getting into his house, and search ing his pocket, he missed his pocket-book, in which there was, among other things, a bill for 20/. payable yester day, in Ratcliff Highway; and in hopes that the robber would . have it presented for payment, he requested that an officer would be in attendance, Captain Ricilary, desired Mr. Evans to see after the business. Mr. Holmer having ex - Pressed his thanks, left the office. UNION HALL.--A master carpenter, named Oliver, was yesterday amnraoned before R. J. CHAMBERS, Esq. for refusing, to pay John Maunder, 4 poor man in his employment his regular wages. Mr. C/TAVllaltill (addressing Olivcr)-13 it a regular }titbit of pen to give your workmen so touch trouble in obtaining their wages?.-.Oliver,.-./Yo, Sir. Mr. Clootareas—When can or will you pay him? Oliver (after som e h es i tat ion)---In the course of a fortnight. Coaltazas—Wh at! d o you wish to keep this poor man out of his wages so long as that, after all this trouble ? I tell you, Sir, unless you pay him on or before Saturday morning, I will have a distress warrant issued and have your goods seized. Oliver did not seem to KIWI the last observations of the Magi strate, and after muttering something about the difficulties he had to encounter, he quithsl the office. .The evenses and debt only amount to 11. 3s. The poor carpenter saiil h e was in greet distress, and lied lost some days' work in noun% after WI , W°llOP SQUI It RELS AND . MICE.--LO RD PEN lißpicE. Regularly after breakfast, in the summer season, at least, Mr. Walpol e used to mix bread and milk i n a htr&e iumn, Slid throw it out at the window of the sitting room, for th e squirrels, who, soon after, came down from the bigh trees to enjoy their al lowance. This in stance of tameness anti confi dence led to one yet more remarkable related by Mr. Walpole. When I visited the old Earl of Pembroke at Wilton, he wolci always, before dinner, cut a slice of bread in small dive, and spread them on the chim ney-piece of the dining-room. I was at first surprised iit •thi# Pi.rentony, till I saw a number of mice creep from .I.uviale creviees;•to Pa rtake alb ' Earl's un usual hospitality.-IValpole. AIIDDLF.SEX SESSIONS:—Not•. 9. ADJOURNMENT DAY. RIOT AND' Assm.n.T..-- 7 -.Mseph Woffe, Henry and Isaac Alexander Sampson, Moss, Solomons, and Hyena, were indicted for a riot and assault on Isaac Lazarus.—The de fendants were found Guilty. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. LONDON DIARY, MONDAY, Nov. 13. (At the Court of Commissioners.) Cardinal, J., Leicester-square, currier-10 Harding, S., Oxford-street, jeweller-1 COUNTRY DIARY, MONDAY, Nov. IS. Ashton, .T. and S., Stockport—Star, Manchester-9 Bremner and Co.; Manchester—Star, Manchester-1 0 Cooke, W., Birmingham—Royal Hotel, Birmingham- 10 Crawford, H., Liverpool—George, Liverpool-12 Denny, W., Lancaster—King's Arms, Lancaster-1 0 ` Dyson, J., Dry Clough, Pack Horse, Huddersfield-1 0 Ellis, C., Heanor, Derby—Bell, Derby-2 Fell, J., Liverpool—George, Liverpool-1 Hickling, S., Birmingham—Royal Hotel, Birmingham- 2 Johnson, J., Yarmouth—Star, Yarmouth-7 Knight, J., and 8., Great Horton—Star, Manchester —II Lowe and Austin, Manchester—White's, Manchester---2 Robinson and Co., Birmingham—Royal Hotel, Birnaingbain- -Ig Ryder, J., Liverpool—Mr. Maudeley's, Liverpool-11 Simpson, R., Manchester—Star and Garter, Liverpool--R Stillman, Jr, Bath—White Lion, Bath-12 Treble, J., Pembroke—Green Dragon, Pembroke- 11 Watson, R. 8., York—Court-house, Leeds-10 Wickham, M., Liverpool—Golden Lion, Liverpool-1 , INSOLVENTS APPLYING TO BE DISC/JAW:Ia) petitions to be heard at Portugal-street, Lincoln's-inn-falc 6, don, Nev. 14, at Nine. Fletcher, G., London-wall, hair-dresser Guthrie, 1., Bagnigge-Wells, cabinet maker Horsfall, J., Ovendon, Yorkshire, wheelwright Jacobs, A., Spitalfields, fur cap maker Leese, R., Commercial-road, hawker Nl‘Cann, E., speldhurst-street, Burton Crescent, widow Moren, D., P..agle-street; Holborn, labourer Morrin, W., Uxbridge, tea-dealer Musson, V., Waiworth, dealer Rouse, IL, Leigh-street, Burton Crescent, fishmonger Stanley, L, Cheltenham, baker Thompson, G. jun., Regent's Park, 11014 e-dealer Walker, J. Hyde-park-corner, iron-founder ThurteH s H., muter at arms of the Warren I.lasti''S* COIJNTRY.—At shit Court-Louse, Kirkby-Kesidal, No. I'. at Tea. Raines, R., Kendal, butcher Dawson, H., Underbarrow, butcher Tedcaatle, J., Kendal, tea dealer At Winchester, Nov. lb, at Tea• Baumgardt, W., Portamouth, comniaader, B. N. Denby, S. Gosport, victualler Fleming, J., East Cowes, shipwright Grisbrook, J., Gosport, victualler Hart, J., Ryde, musician Parkes, E., Fareham, builder Parker, E. jun., Farebam, tallow chandler Smith, .1., Newport, painter Stevens, J., Portsea, cabiust maker Taylor, J., Portsu, painter Ward, C., Portsea, grocer At Salisbury, Nov. 15, at Teo. Applegate J. Trowbridge, common carrier Fleet J. Uphaven, butcher Htimphry W. Trowbridge, carpenter THE MARKETS. SOUTHALL MARKET.—Noi. B. This day's market exhibited a rather large, and, at to ; ' improved supply ; but the buyers having been ouraer oo %,,k the weather favourable for slaughtering, each kind ' o f, ' commanded commanded a ready sale, at the owing prices per stoM 1 7 to sink the offals:—. .1 -71 1 r tti Beef 2l. Bd. to ss. Od. tveal 411 Mutton 3 8 4 6 Pork • ed, yet The foregoing quotations are, Beef from 2d. to 44, Mutton.,o ro4 stone beyond those of this day se'nnight. Ili pr ices of Yogi no alteration. - na Mutton —.....—..... 3 2 4 8 I P0rk..,..--,-,7" ._...- Supply limited, and trade 4 :2!_.--- ------- 04. S'l44sE.lod'N. to 4s. 5a11.A1RV111ET............,.—1tT0r. tl. 1: too. to ,:, r AHIJNI)EL MARKET. --No''' 7 ' IN, N. to; ' y Beet . .. Buef Ss. 10d. to 4..6d. I Vea1....---- ---- " 4, U Mutton .—. . 4 U 4 8 I Pork t, ___.-- -- - Supply moderately good, and tn. - ----- Beef CHICHESTER MARKYI'--N___°' a Os- Od' to 7. sit 3s. Bd. to 4s. 6d. c ,...„,..... 4 0 0 for mer Mutton 3 3 4 6 Yort...- - ;. — t - r ,de s o ',, t ,,, e d to ,V Supply of both fat and lean Stock tc rabbf 11 ( , " „, thing "'— far from being brisk, with the latter scarctlY '"' ____._...------ doing. HUMFORD MARKET.--Noc e• $. .ta il• it Begf s. d. to s. d. ~ 4 Mutton 3 4 4 6 Veal ....I. .................. . , 0 ay se nlng-t t-e tre _ias 3 4 4 4 Pork ......... ar t s ..... dull '. Supply rather numerous, and trade - - - - __. - - - " . MANCHESTER CORN 'MA.RKET.-440/. 41 ' w ith Since this d " h h E d I an increasing stock of iiripdi , ha been effected , of most articles, and few sales ...yd.. At to-day's market there was a leg e "' wet , anve of town I non. chief' and country dealers, but the trawler 0 _ odd au yconened to necessitous purchasers. Wheat 0" ul to j je. .advance of Id. bushel, although only few sales have ken . , mprov lie ono improvement. The value of all other articles is shout l as last w ee k. Wheat Bushel. o ( 7018 4 a. d. tos. il. English. 4... v........ 9 4 g 8 Irish, wht ed ''''—'— 810 .9 9 e.- rnerally ruled. doll, op _, • J• j 0 Pease (Imp. Qr.) 4 u Blue, (1104011),......---" „ 0 English V u s ° l 46 Irish and Foreign.-- Per bag argetab.o 0 0 0 9 Flour, Fine 0 0 0 Yorkshre,tinatt 46 0 40 ---- 1 ,„ 4,4 v v Seem 0 0 Barrel Flour Sweat .1: 6 0 0 Per load of )14 0 _ 1 ?:, 0 41 5 Oatmeal, Friksilt:47) 4 4 j ► g 0 0 9 ' .0 Old (Ova/ „ 0 , 11, Tare* (Imp. 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Angell , - - ' ll field-cottage, Bracknall, Berks. b e fit' btb°ePeenldfesdetrisovtgebr 111firt. fEr°lll:str'illi‘49lorti'doi On the 7th inst., Sophia, relict of the late Joscf,h Step Esq., of Clapham, in the 84th year of her age- . f 00‘ 064 , On the 29th tilt., aged 89, Di ga b e th, th e widow 0 . bier o f Parry, Eip : of Llydiade, near Aberystwith, stul as u ! e d, oil Nathaniel Williams, Esti, formerly of Rhauir, derea sister of the late John Williams', Dui., of Castle.hill. , t he On the '7th inst., after a long and painful illness , Al */.>' ` n • o'''' ' On the sth inst., Mr. George Dyson, aged 9% in" ' an inhabitant of St. Mary's, Islington. On the 9t h inale•u•tit:tEwGi;o}voe.f I F a iu ne sb , ICillantliCrav7;ll, Mr. ' Jolllsy l''' On the 2d inst., a ft er a short Maisie, Mr. Francis prietor of the Carlisle Journal, aged S 5 years. „, old On the 2il inst., Mrs. Mary Bradshaw, of Water-ill'F' Quay, Manchester. , z o No. ill , livselso, Printed and Published by 11. YOUNG, a the lilutl (3 " .1c Ssiiitn.l ROYALTY THEATRE. Mr. PRENDERGAST, on the part of the parish of St. George in the East, said he was prepared with a petition, which the parish was induced to prefer in consequence of a statement which appeared in the Newspapers, that the Court had expressed a willingness to grant a licence for a theatre in Cannon-street-road, to a person of the name of Dunn, as soon as the theatre was built. This theatre was intended to be a revival of the Royalty Theatre, which had been burnt. The parishioners, for many reasons,- deemed a theatre in this situation ineligible, and hoped that an opportunity, would be given to them to be heard by peti tion before the licence was granted. The CHAIRMAN said, that he was not accountable for what appeared in the Newspapers. What he had said was, that a licence could not be granted to a theatre, that had not been built. He had made no pledge whatsoever as to the grant of the licence. Mr. PRENDERGAST, under these circumstances, with drew the petition for the present. CORONERS' INQUESTS. Wednesday evening, at seven o'clock, an Inquest was held in the Committee-room of Middlesex Hospital, before THOMAS STIRLING, Esq., Coroner, on the body of Richard Banbury, aged 26, a tine young man, who came by his death under the following melancholy circumstances : Mr. John Newman, pander and glazier, of No. 25, Greek street, Soho-square, being sworn, stated, that a few days ago the deceased called at his shop and requested him to give him a job. Witness was not in the immediate want of a workman, and at first refused him, but the deceased informing him that he had a wife and three children who were in the greatest distress, and that he had been some time out of work,' he took compassion on him and ordered him to call on him on the following day and he would send him to work. On Monday last, at about half-past eleven o'clock ix the forenoon, the deceased wasinstructed to paint one of the pediments of the church of Saint Arnie, Soho, which was about 60 feet from the pavement, for which purpose one of the most substantial ladders belonging to the parish was procur e d an d p l ace d aga i n it the church.— The deceased got on the ladder, and was standing on that part which was fastened by the ropes, until witness arrived within a few yards of him with the man-help, which he was reaching to him, when the ladder snapped in two; the deceased was instantaneously precipitated headforemost from the ladder to the pavement. The Jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death." Another Inquest was held at the same time and place, before the same Coroner, on the body of James Epelett, aged 30. The Jury . returned a verdict of " Accidental Death." MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL, Nov. 7. MONTHLY RETURN of PATIENTS from Ist to Slst Oct. In• Patients admitted by letters 1.37 Ditto, Accidents 160 Out-Patients admitt e d b y l etters lll Ditto, Accidents 122 .........-•••••• Q 94 Total 894 In-Patients discharged l3B Remaining iu the Hospital lB5 A mechanic of Corsham, Wilts, is said to have dis covered a perpetual motion, and to written a letter to the King, informing him of the circumstance. It is represented to be a wheel set in motion by the help of magnets, and it had been going several days when the letter was sent.—Morning Paper. PUNISHMENT BY TI U t SPANISH INQUISITION or 1820.—The following fact, shews that the inquisitor. of our own days do not fall below the standard of those of old. ••*" was present when the Inquisition was thrown open in 1820, by the orders of the Cortes of Madrid. Twenty-one prisoners were found in it,,not one of *born knew the name of the city in which he was: some had been confined three years, some a longer period, and not one knew perfectly the nature of the crime of which he was accused. One of these prisoners had been condemned, and was to have suffered the following day. His punishment was to be death by the pendulum. The method of thus destroying the victim is as follows :—Tlie condemned is fastened in a groove; upon a table, on his back ; suspended above him is a pendulum, the edge of which is sharp, and it is so constructed as to become longer with every movement.--The wretch sees this intplement of destruction swinging to anti fro above him, and every moment the keen edge approaching nearer and nearer : at length it enters the skin of his nose, and gradually cuts on until life is extinct. It may be doubted if the holy office in its mercy ever invented a more humane and rapid method of exterminating heresy, or insur ing confiscation. This, let it be remembered, was a punishment of the secret tribunal, A.D. 1820 ! ! LIBRARY OF THE SERAGLIO.--The Library of the Seraglio is built in the form a Greek cross ; one of the arms of the cross serves as an anti-room, and the remaining three arms, together with the centre, constitute the library itself. The entrance to it is through the anti-room by a door, over which is written in large Arabic characters, " enter in peace." The'library is much smaller than could be conceived ; for, from the extremity of one of the arms to the extremity of the opposite one, it does not ' measure twelve yards. Its appearance, however, is , elegant and cheerful. The central part of the cross is covered with a dome, which is supported by four handsome marble pillars ; the three arms or recesses that branch off from this, have each of them six windows, three above and as many below. Su small an apart. ment cannot but be rendered extremely light by this great num ber of windows, and, perhaps, this effect is not a little increased by the gloom of the mosque, and the darkness of the anti-room that leads to it. The book-cases, four of which stand in each of the three recesses, are plain, but neat. They are furnished with folding wire-work doors, secured with a padlock and the Seal of the librarian. The books are laid upon their sides, one above an other, witk their ends outwards, and having their titles written upon the edges of the leaves. The whole number of ,MSS. in the library amounts to 1,294, much the greater part of which are Arabic ; there are, however, most of the Perak!' and Turkish writers, but not one volume in Greek, Hebrew, or Latin ! (J the Koran there are 17 copies, and of commentaries on it, 143. Collections of tradition relative to hfahomet compose 182 vo lumes, and treatises ou hlishomedsci , jurisprudence 524, which, together, are more than half th e w h o l e num b er i n th e lib rar y. Hence it is clear how many falsehoods have been advanced re specting the famous Library of the Seraglio. litottLANpEits.—We lately fell in with a rare old idnigo:uwe; ..,..ithie book, which Luis the following passage, copied from the Vienna the Gazette of 25th October, 1761. It is curious, es showing the Continent in the costume of their country, made upon the f minds of the natiees, The opinion then formed of them, so ar impression which the A rst appearance of ,Highlaud soldiers, on like and general good con speak, volumes in praise of their soldier. Britain.—They . Maiden the Scots High dasucittLs e lki rro i n n e b o u u r s p , ) , , is o ra b t s h e e r r ver la . ughable ; but . upon la t n h g e tage who , l n e l , an i - t A few days ago passed through l n it e u rs il , e r a s t : d and still run with a are caught in the mountains . i Aii'theY" are strangers to fear, they surprising degree of swiftness . I, en; The men are ()flow stature, Make verygood soldiers when „g. ' They discover an extraordi- Cul most of them old dr verY A e leven their officers, who are all young nary submission to, an" , the goodness of their disposition in a tempers , Pople from totally th e d i fr o e tw h r e l :r t n i i n n y h o t a i l :l n i e i g i t i a . ; ti a t r s es o s i polished and civilized French and English ; 'for the f : l Cors are much. better treated by these half savages than b., e a v n e d ry ha ti goodness of their disposition,say , which , rectitude I by the bye, from the of human nature before it i s v i t i ate d byexa shows the prejudice, it is to ,be hoped that thei r Ki ng ' s l au d a bl e , P l a fir P rein e ndeavours to civilize and instruct them in the prin ciple' late, ..,willmeet r hula" 'of Christianity, their'natural antipath • they couldnot look on a n y s to be seem ' iers here directly, but side-wise, and even that with of our prism . f . . . t strongest expression a indignation and Aversion. the The French held them at first in great contempt ; but they have met with them so often of late, that they firmly believe that there are 12 battalions of them in this army. Marshal Broglia himself has often said, that he once wished h e less. size since he a man six feet • high, but that now he is perfectly reconciled to his has seen the wonders performed by the se li t tl e men,' i